Although she didn't know what happened, but Serenity did her duty, while Yuri and the others didn't even have the slightest chance to resist, when they saw the powerful water elemental elf standing behind Serenity, I'm afraid that they had already lost the will to fight. After all, the elemental elves are not easy to eliminate the opponent, and this time they are indeed the first mistake, Jared is only the original should be punished for them to let out.
"Mr. Jared, as per your orders, I have placed them in the dungeon, and I will order the Elemental Elves to take charge of guarding ... What on earth is going on?"
"A little lesson obviously doesn't change everything ..."
Jared spoke to himself, seemingly completely oblivious to Serenity's question, and then he ignored the puzzled look Serenity was giving him and continued to speak.
"Where's the lady?"
"Has been brought to your room and had her hands and feet cuffed with elemental locks by me ..."
Here, Serenity hesitated, looking at Jared uneasily, as if to confirm something.
"You won't ... bully that girl."
"Huh?"
Jared froze, then realized what Serenity was worried about.
"Don't worry, I just want to tame her a little."
Instead of reassuring Serenity, the words made her expression too strange. She had also heard about the nasty and disgusting behavior of the nobles. Of course, due to the fact that the members of the Academy Council are all women, and this country is also ruled by the Queen, so the nobles of San Marino Empire don't dare to play as blatantly as other countries. But it doesn't mean that this kind of dark and dirty behavior will disappear, and being a member of the royal family and having been in the army, Serenity hates this kind of behavior very much, that's why she asked.
But Jared gave her an answer she didn't know whether to be reassured or worried about.
In the end,though, Serenity chose to give in; after all, she was sure Jared wasn't the kind of man who'd fall on his sword.
Walking into his room, Jared saw the little girl handcuffed in the ice locks, staring at him with a fury that could have shot him through the head. Jared looked at her with amusement, then snapped his fingers and ordered Serenity without looking back.
"Let her go."
"Understood."
Serenity only made a few gestures, the original hard as iron ice fangs in an instant into a puddle of water on the ground. Then Izumi suddenly waved her right hand as if she was stretching, and almost at the same time, the little girl's figure disappeared from the spot where she had been standing.
"POW!!!"
With a heavy, loud sound, the little girl fell to the ground, so fast that even Serenity didn't have time to react, but Jared was sharp enough to catch the error. And after receiving one of Jared's unrelenting slaps, Leila's other cheek was red and swollen. She stared angrily at Jared, trying to pounce on him and tear him to pieces. Serenity, on the other hand, had a serious look on her face as she gripped the hilt of her sword. If the little girl made one more move, she'd have to stop it.
"You can go back to rest, I'm sorry for bothering you in the middle of the night."
Jared's words took Serenity by surprise, but the soldier's obedience was perfect for her. Serenity didn't even ask any more questions and left Jared's room. Jared watched the door close before turning around and pulling up an old chair and sitting down.
"If you attack me again, I will kill one of your companions."
He looked at the girl who was sitting on the ground, covering her face with an expression of anger and hatred. When Jared said that, Layla stiffened, and then she clenched her teeth.
"Vile!!!"
"Oh."
"Shameless!!!"
"Oh."
"Cowards !!!!"
"Enough shouting?"
Looking down at Leila, whose energy had been sapped by her yelling, Jared lounged back in his chair, enjoying the girl's struggle.
"Then from now on, if you say one more word to provoke me, then I will kill one of your companions."
"..."
Leila shut her mouth, but the anger in her eyes didn't diminish.
"That's not fair!"
"So?"
Jared's query was rather terse, and seemed to be of little interest.
"I'm going to fight you fair! Release your brother and the others!"
Hearing this, Jared finally laughed, shrugging his shoulders and inquiring with a tone of evidently amused mockery.
"So, why fight me fair."
"This ..."
In the face of Jared's persistent questioning, Leila finally could not speak, she frowned tightly, as if she wanted to get an answer. But Jared obviously did not give her this opportunity, he had already seen, although Yuri is apparently the leader of the team, but the backbone of the team is in front of this cat-eared girl named Leila. It could be said that if he could get hold of her, then the rest of the plan would go much smoother.
That's why Jared chose this way to tame the proud little wildcat.
Layla thought about it for half a day, but still couldn't come up with an answer. In fact, she couldn't possibly know the answer to the question.
"Fairness isn't something you're given, and there's no fairness if a man plays a game and doesn't follow the rules. Now, I'll ask and you answer. Don't try to trick me, because I'm going to ask Yuri and the others the same question, and if they say something different than you say, then one of you is lying. At that point ... " Jared's eyes traveled over Leila's body, finally stopping on her tail, which was wagging in fear and anger.
"Just cut this one off."
"Woo ..."
Hearing this, Leila's face turned pale, her tail was more precious than her life! A beastman who lost his tail was not qualified to return to his tribe. Even a young girl like Leila, who didn't know any better, realized how serious the consequences would be. She bit her lower lip and remained silent for a long time before she spoke with a sobbing voice.
"I, I said ..."
From the mouth of Leila, who proceeded to fully surrender, Jared finally learned the story behind Yuri's group.
They originally belonged to different orc clans in the Land of the Wild, but all of them had a sacred mission, that is, to protect the sacred relic of the Land of the Wild, that is, the weapon used by the founding Beast King, the Demon Hunting Sword. Legend has it that it was a powerful weapon used by the Beast King in his battle with the Demon King of the Abyss. This weapon has been passed down from one generation to the next, and has been used as a symbol of the Beasts' unyielding nature.
It happened on a normal but not so normal day. The old Beastmaster was dead, and the new Beastmaster had to go through a ritual to get the sword, which was supposed to be a normal ritual. The Layla clan, the guardians of the weapon, opened the seal as they always do, but something strange happened, the Demon Hunting Sword disappeared! It disappeared!
The new Beastmaster was furious, and after dozens of days of unsuccessful attempts to track down the guardian of the Demon Hunter's Sword, he ordered the entire clan to be imprisoned. They were banished to the most remote and dangerous place in the Wilderness Kingdom, which, coincidentally, was only two to three hills away from the Forest of the Dead.
If it was in the past, these people will not move what escape idea, after all, even if they escape, into the Forest of the Undead is also a dead end. But now it's different, the change of the Forest of the Dead has been known to everyone, even these beasts are not an exception. And when you're desperate, you're always desperate. Under Yuri's planning, a few of them finally seized the opportunity during one of their shifts, knocked out the Beastmen guarding them, and escaped. They ended up in the Forest of the Dead.
As for the identity of the two of them, in fact, it is not that simple, Yuri and Leila, both are the successors of the elders of that tribe, originally in the beast tribe, they have a noble status. But after losing their magic swords, no one would pay attention to them. After all, the only purpose of their clan's existence is to guard the Magic Sword, and if they can't even do that, then to others, they're just like trash.
"Brother, brother he hopes to retrieve the Demon Hunting Sword ... so that maybe we can ..."
Leila was sobbing uncontrollably by the end of her sentence, while Jared stood up with a satisfied smile, walked over to Leila and gently stroked her head.
"That's good. Good boy. That's right. Now ... I think you need to get some rest."
"Eh?"
Before Layla could react to what Jared had said, Jared had punched her in the stomach and the poor little girl rolled her eyes and just passed out.
Jared picked up Layla and gazed at the faint traces of tears on her face.
A group of orc prisoners who escaped from prison?
The corners of his mouth quirked up.
That's good. It might be of use.